Microsoft and Nikon have signed patent agreements

Microsoft and Nikon declared signing of the interlicense patent agreement, concerning patents for digital cameras Nikon, and also patents for consumer electronics of both companies. Terms of an agreement also include some not declared sum of indemnifications from party Nikon. Before the company co-operated in sphere of wireless chambers and processings RAW. After release of digital chamber D90 with functions of record of HD-video, Nikon notices, that the agreement with the largest software developer will serve as a starting point for workingout of new models of chambers and will allow the company and further to be in the lead on the photomarket.

Microsoft informs, that within the limits of the patent program within 5 years it has been signed more than 500 licence agreements with such companies, as Fuji Xerox, LG Electronics, Samsung, Epson and competitors Nikon - Olympus and Pentax.